Indirect Speech Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. They said, "What is your name? ".

A) They said what my name is.

B) They asked what is your name.

C) They asked what your name was.

D) They asked what my name was.

2. The instructor asked Ronny if he was ready for the race.

A) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', the instructor asked.

B) 'Are you ready for the race Ronny?', the instructor asked.

C) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', said the instructor.

D) 'Ronny, ready for race?' the instructor said.

3. Haris said, "How clever I am".

A) . Haris said he was very clever.

B) . Haris exclaimed that he was very clever.

C) . Haris exclaimed that he is very clever.

D) . Haris asked that how Clever he was.

4. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.

A) "We're going to the theme park! the little boy exclaimed.".

B) "We're going to the theme park!" the little boy exclaimed.

C) We're going to the "theme park!" the little boy exclaimed.

D) We're going to the theme park! "the little boy exclaimed.".

5. Mark:"Has John left?"Mark asked me _____ .

A) If John had left.

B) If John had leave.

C) If John left.

D) None of above.

6. He said, "I was here all last night.".

A) He said he had been there all the previous night.

B) He said he had been there all last night.

C) He said he had been here all last night.

D) He said he was there all last night.

7. A) dances-dancedb) is dancing-was dancingc) danced-have dancedd) had danced-has danced.

A) A, & b are correct.

B) All are correct.

C) A, b, & d are correct.

D) B & c are correct.

8. Convert the following sentence:Dad said, "You should tidy up your rooms now.".

A) Dad said that they should tidy up your rooms then.

B) Dad said that they should tidy up their rooms now.

C) Dad said they should tidy up their rooms then.

D) Dad said that they should tidy up their rooms then.

9. "Why were you late last week?" My sister wants to know _____ .

A) Why I had been late the week before.

B) Why I was late the week before.

C) Why I have been late the previous before.

D) Why was I late the week before.

10. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech:She said, 'I am going to the park.'.

A) She is going to play at the park.

B) "I am going to the park", is what she said.

C) She already went to the park.

D) She said that she was going to the park.

11. What are the common reporting verbs used in indirect speech?.

A) Ran, jumped, talked.

B) Ate, drank, slept.

C) Played, danced, sang.

D) Said, told, asked.

12. "Tasya might sleep in my room, " he said to me.

A) He said to me that Tasya might be sleeping in his room.

B) He said to me that Tasya might sleep in his room.

C) He said that Tasya might slept in his room.

D) He said that Tasya might have slept in his room.

13. "Can you help me with my homework, please?".

A) She asked me to help her with her homework.

B) She asked him to help her with her homework.

C) She asked you to help her with her homework.

D) None of above.

14. Tina said Eko, "why May you give the permitting to them to take all?".

A) Tina said Eko why he might give the permitting to them to take all.

B) Tina said Eko why she might give the permitting to them to take all.

C) None of above.

15. Sentences are given direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.Susie said, "I had read this book before I gave it to you.

A) Susie said that she had read that book before she gave it to me.

B) Susie said that she had read that book before she had given it to me.

C) Susie said that she have been reading that book before she gave it to me.

D) Susie asked that she had read that book before she gave it to me.

16. He said that he clearly remembered he had brought his friend there the previous week.

A) "I clearly remembered I had brought my friend here last week, " he said.

B) "I clearly remember I brought my friend there last week, " he said.

C) "I clearly remember I have brought my friend there last week, " he said.

D) "I clearly remember I brought my friend here last week, " he said.

17. They will be out.

A) They would be out.

B) They told us they would be out.

C) They said that will be out.

D) They say they will be out.

18. We asked them, "Will you go to the movie with us?".

A) We asked them if they will go to the movie with us.

B) We asks them whether they will go to the movie with us.

C) We asked them if they would go to the movie with us.

D) We asks them whether they would go to the movie with us.

19. The turtle said, " Please follow my advice."The turtle requested the monkey _____ his advice.

A) To follow.

B) That.

C) Whether.

D) None of above.

20. Nesa:"I am going to Canada tonight."Indirect Speech: _____ .

A) Nesa said that she is going to Canada that night.

B) Nesa said that she went to Canada that night.

C) Nesa said that she goes to Canada that night.

D) Nesa said that she was going to Canada that night.

21. Which of the following is a speech reporting verb?.

A) Tell.

B) Ask.

C) Do.

D) Say.

22. Mary "I will take a guitar lesson tomorrow" Jill:"Mary said (that) she _____ take a guitar lesson _____ ".

A) Would / the next day.

B) Would / that day.

C) Will / in one day.

D) None of above.

23. Change from direct to Indirect speech-The teacher will say, "This student deserves an award.".

A) The teacher will say that that student deserved an award.

B) The teacher will say that that student deserves an award.

C) The teacher said that that student deserves an award.

D) The teacher will say that this student deserved an award.

24. When changing a question from direct speech to indirect speech, what change occurs in the sentence structure?.

A) The question word "if" or "whether" is added.

B) The word order remains the same.

C) The question mark is removed.

D) The subject and verb switch places.

25. Which of the following is the correct difference between direct and indirect speech?.

A) Direct speech can have any tense and indirect speech is usually in past tense.

B) Direct speech is the exact words of the speaker and indirect speech is the interpretation of someone else.

C) Direct speech has inverted commas and indirect speech has semi colon.

D) None of these.